but the sun had already turned the corner…

I had placed this vase of tulips, out of the way, because of little art students arriving for class. when the class was over, the sun had left the room’s window. the sunlight hit a piece of glass i had on my windowsill & reflected the sun into one strong ray of light…that touched only…

The Cat Who Loves Art Class

my cat’s name is Hobbes. when the kids come to my studio for classes, in walks Hobbes. Hobbes finally got to make his own painting. it is at the end of the series of Hobbes in art classes. (poor quality images taken via iPhone in low light)

make a flower statement for pennies

looking out my windows during an Alabama winter is damn ugly. This is much better. $3 for a bunch of carnations put into tiny vases & placing them on windowsills make Winter far more tolerable.

decorating your pets for the holidays

1. do NOT wrap your pets in Christmas lights unless they have a sense of humor. & have no desire to chew anything up, nor leave them alone with lights. 2. If celebrating more then one holiday at a time, make sure to include both holiday decorations 3. spinning dreidels make GREAT cat toys, while…

give your kids something to do…

over Winter break. This was made with a student who celebrates Chanukah. The same materials can be used to make Christmas ornaments. I’ll show those ideas soon…

no more Angry Birds…

it has been renamed in our home. Angry Dogs now fight to rid themselves of the dreaded green pigs. The Siberian Husky is named Nala (she is a rescue from The Alabama Siberian Husky Rescue) the pup of unknown, but multiple breeds, is named Cole (adopted from The Birmingham Humane Society) it is these dogs…

his bone structure

the last thing to grow on a man is his jaw, it usually happens between the ages of 18-22yrs. The jaw wides at the end of a man/boy’s growth, it is the one last thing to remove his baby face. This is a ten year old boy…his jaw hasn’t widened yet, it was luck &…

Ivy all wrapped up

Ivy’s favorite thing to do is wrap herself up in my Siberian Huskies’ fur. I brush Nala & within seconds, Ivy appears & begins rolling in it.